Anthony got his meeting with the Knicks president on Tuesday before the Knicks flew to Boston, and reportedly it was “far more contentious’’ than previous sit-downs between the pair.

However, an NBA source familiar with the meeting told The Post that Jackson asked Anthony if he still wanted to be a Knick, and Anthony repeated what he’s said all along: He wants to be here and win here.

The source said the situation in that sense is “status quo,” and the Melo Drama is shelved for another day.

At all turns, in recent months and days, Anthony has said he wants to stay, but he was clearly agitated by the recent column by Charley Rosen — Phil Jackson’s confidant and former assistant coach — stating Anthony had “outlived his usefulness in New York.’’

According to a source, Jackson had planned to tell Anthony that Rosen’s scathing column was his friend’s opinion and not his. Rosen also wrote Anthony’s “legs are going, going almost gone’’ and took a shot at him for conserving energy on defense.

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After Sunday’s game in Toronto, Anthony indicated he felt Rosen’s story had Jackson’s fingerprints on it, and, if that was the case, wanted a sit-down with the Zen Master. Anthony also said Sunday he hadn’t “thought about’’ waiving his no-trade clause, but still wanted assurances from Jackson he wanted him here. Anthony requested a meeting and Jackson obliged with the end result being no divorce.

“You don’t trade him now,’’ said one person familiar with Jackson’s thinking. “You play him and suck it up for now.’’

The Knicks, who play in Boston on Wednesday, have lost 11-of-13 games to fall to six games below .500 with growing chatter that Anthony should waive his no-trade clause. After the latest loss Monday to the Hawks, Anthony said he still felt the Knicks can turn it around.

“Yeah, we will,” Anthony said. “I still believe.’’

Anthony has 2 ¹/₂ seasons left on the max deal Jackson inked him to before the 2014-15 season. However, he could opt out after next season.

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Anthony’s wavering started all the way back in the first year of his new deal. In December of that 17-win, 2014-15 season, The Post reported Anthony told a confidant he would consider waiving his no-trade clause if he thought he could be dealt to a title contender. After the season, Anthony admitted he was wavering until a dinner in London that January with Jackson reaffirmed his belief in the process.

Last February, Anthony hedged again, saying he would need to discuss his future with his management team as another non-playoff season played out. But when Jackson struck a deal for Derrick Rose — with Anthony’s late prime in mind — and added free-agent veterans Joakim Noah and Courtney Lee, Anthony was gung-ho. Despite the recent dip, he’s not ready to quit as long as Jackson won’t stand in the way.

Jackson and Anthony are hardly close, with general manager Steve Mills acting as Anthony’s go-to guy. Jackson probably didn’t appreciate Anthony coming to LeBron James’ defense in Posse-Gate. Anthony said it didn’t “take a rocket scientist’’ to realize the Zen Master used a racially insensitive term when he described James’ management team as his “posse.”

Soon after, Jackson went on a CBS Sports cable station to criticize Anthony as a ball-stopper, and a player disruptive to a ball-sharing triangle offense. Jackson cleared the air with Anthony during a Los Angeles practice last month, when the Knicks star took exception to his remark.